Why Are Everyone's Names Showing as Player?

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I’ve been playing on PC and suddenly everyone appears as ‘Player’—no names visible at all! I thought it might be something wrong on my end. I’ve already tried rebooting the game and I’m not sure if my internet is affecting it. This issue just popped up out of nowhere while I was in the middle of a game.

I found out my settings mysteriously changed to hide player names. I hadn’t even checked them in over a year, so I’m really confused about why that happened. Has anyone else dealt with this?

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PixelHunter99 -

It sounds like you’ve stumbled upon an old bug that crops up sometimes. I’ve seen players frustrated by this before. One thing to check is your settings. Look for an option to show player names—sometimes they switch on their own! Go to SETTINGS > DISPLAY > SHOW OTHER PLAYERS’ NAMES. Might just fix your issue!

GamerDude42! -

Thanks for the tip! I checked and that’s exactly what happened—I hadn’t touched my settings in forever.

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